Animal

To be honest, I sometimes believe it to be the only option. murdering guys in these desperate times.

Joan has endured men's harsh behaviors throughout her entire life. However, she leaves New York City in pursuit of Alice, the one person still alive who may assist her in making sense of her past, after one of them carries out a startling act of violence in front of her. In the hot hills above Los Angeles, Joan discovers the terrible incident she saw as a child and how it has followed her all of her life, all the while building the strength to finally take revenge.

This is the thrilling debut book of Lisa Taddeo, the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller and global phenomenon Three Women, which was praised as "a heartbreaking, gripping, astonishing masterpiece" (Esquire) and made it onto over thirty lists of the best-of-the-year. Animal is a graphic examination of the effects of living in a world ruled by men and a portrayal of female wrath at its most primal. Taddeo describes one woman's thrilling transition from prey to predator in a way that both scorches and enthralls the reader.